Just don't get it

[Bernie Brewer]

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I'm with ya!

 

[rico567]

I like IPAs. I also think they've turned into a kind of fetish in American brewing. But all that's important in any discussion is "There ain't no 'countin for taste."

 

[masonsjax]

I believe in balance when it comes to most anything. That said, variety is the spice of life and having the freedom to go with death by hops every now and then is a great thing. I won't be supporting any movement that aims to remove choices from the table, whether its a choice I would make or not.

 

[joety]

When I first started brewing, I was far from a hophead. Over time, though, I started enjoying hoppy beers more and more. I'm now a complete hophead. IPA is by far my favorite style, but I like an occasional IIPA, too.

An explosion of flavor, with a malt backbone to hold it up, is a great experience with beer.

Ditto, never thought I'd be a hophead, but beers like Hopslam and Double Trouble now top my list. If you want a slightly less hoppy Imperial, try DFH 90.

 

[Casey27]

The worst thing about many IIPAs is the cloying sweetness that they give them to "balance" the hops. I'll take a crisper, balanced IIPA like Pliny any day.

But usually I stay away from them simply because they are too one-dimensional (hops hops hops). I generally prefer a beer with interesting flavors other than just the hop attack.

 

[redraider629]

It is a taste thing, it is something about the hops. When I drink those I do not taste overpowering bitter, but to me it is refreshing. I guess it is like how some people love overly spicy food, I like spice but some of the food that people eat out there has to much spice where you cannot taste anything else. That is just those peoples tastes. I hope that makes sense I have had a few wits.

 

[beerkrump]

This is a great, but pointless thread. We can, and some of us probably will, conjecture ad nauseum the pros and cons of overly hopped beers. Like anything that pushes past the comfortable for some people ( punk rock, cubism, habeneros, espressos, and really hoppy IPA's), people whose tastes have been offended will see those rebel rousers (great Duane Eddy song) as ones defacing their institutions. It is not a fad. It is not a phase. It is evolution.

Don't think of it as an insult, but a expansion of our fraternity that will appeal to more individuals.

Brew what you like. Drink what you like. Appreciate that we have the choice and ability to do so.

 

[McKBrew]

It's one of those things like was stated. Sour candy, super hot sauce, etc... Some people like it, some don't. There are different IPA's and IIPA's. Some are balanced, some are not. Some people get off on super sour beers, I'm not much for them but I'll always try something new.

I've also have very bitter, hoppy imperial stouts.

It's OK not to like a particular style, but questioning why someone else with different tastes would like it, or saying that someone says that they like something just to "be cool", is a bit out there.

 

[Yooper]

I agree. Although I'm not a picky eater, there are somethings I just don't like. I don't like milk, not one bit, so I won't touch ice cream. I also don't like chocolate. Not because I'm trying to be cool, or uncool, I simply don't like the flavor of those items.

I dislike wheat beers. Other people love them. No biggie to me. It has nothing to do with my comfort zone. It's my palate. That's why there is more than one style of beer. IPAs just happen to be my favorite style.

 

[Halaster]

(same reason I don't like Chicago-style pizza... no amount of excess in toppings can make up for a bland, tasteless, greasy crust). Each and every component was of high quality, perfectly proportioned, and done in a way to compliment each other.

If you had it outside Chicago, it isn't a real Chicago Style Pizza. Sadly Uno Pizza outside Chicago commonly gets mistaken as real Chicago Pizza. I would rather go to Pizza Hut than to eat there. Gino's East, now thats great pizza.

However like Pizza, beer is a matter of preference. I enjoy a good Porter, Amber Ales, etc. IPA's and IIPA's is a matter of choice and the mood that your in. It's all in what you like and back long ago I drank Miller Lite all the time, now I never touch the stuff. I enjoy the craft and home brews too much due to the flavor.

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Brew what you like. Drink what you like. Appreciate that we have the choice and ability to do so.

Well said....

 

[DylansDad]

I have been drinking Stone Brewing's Ruination IPA and Arrogant Bastard so I only read some of the above posts.

With that said, Hops are awesome. I didn't realize the true difference in the malts and the hops and such until I started brewing. From that I learned just like making chili:

To each their own.

I don't know where I was going with this. So I'll leave it at that.

Cheers!

 

[Darkstashcrashes]

IIPA/IPA + Spicy foods = heaven

 

[david_42]

I don't understand why some people like to be tied up and whipped either, but pain and pleasure can be intertwined.

Excuse me while I go oil my floggers.

 

[Homercidal]

Years ago I never thought I'd be a Hophead. I'd heard of them, but hops was bitter, and I don't like bitter. Fast forward. Now I seek out new and exciting IPAs and IIPAs. Love the American IPA flavor! The smell! I could just sit there and sniff the aroma all day (well, for the 15-20 minutes I am drinking it.)

But you can take your sour beers and pour them in the river (strike that. I don't want that crap accidentally flowing into my water supply!)

When drinking IPAs, you do have to drink in order. First have an IPA, then have an IIPA. After that, I don't know. I'm pretty much done by then.